Riebeckite R060028

Name: RiebeckiteRRUFF ID: R060028Ideal Chemistry:Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2Locality: Transvaal, South AfricaSource: University of Arizona Mineral Museum 9374
[view label]Owner: RRUFFDescription: Black to blue fibrous, known as blue asbestosStatus: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis

Manning P G, Nickel E H (1969) A spectral study of the origin of colour and pleochroism of a titanaugite from Kaiserstuhl and of a riebeckite St. Peter's Dome, Colorado, The Canadian Mineralogist, 10, 71-83
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Hawthorne F C (1978) The crystal chemistry of the amphiboles. VIII. The crystal structure and site chemistry of fluor-riebeckite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 16, 187-194
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